Janet Trafton Mills is an American politician and lawyer serving since 2019 as the 75th governor of Maine. She previously served as the 55th and 57th attorney general of Maine and as a member of the Maine House of Representatives. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
ME Governor
Incumbent: Janet Mills · Democrat
4 candidates · Incumbent first
Hannah M. Pingree is an American politician who served as the 99th speaker of the Maine House of Representatives from 2008 to 2010. A member of the Democratic Party, she was the second woman to hold the position in Maine history.
Robert Bruce Charles is an American lawyer and Republican Party political figure. He worked in the Reagan White House from 1981 to 1983 and, later, was assistant secretary of state at the U.S. State Department's Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs from October 2003 to March 2005. Charles is currently the President and Managing Member of The Charles Group, LLC, a Washington, DC-based consulting firm, and is the Republican nominee for governor of Maine in the 2026 election.
Richard A. “Rick” Bennett is a Maine businessman and politician who has served in the Maine Senate and previously served as president of the Maine Senate. He is running for governor of Maine in 2026 as an independent.
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